The More I See You

Author: Lynn Kurland
Publication date: October 1, 1999
Series: De Piaget #8,
Pages: 406
Genre: Historical, Romance
Synopsis: A wish upon a star transports the luckless-in-love Jessica Blakely back in time to the thirteenth century. But her desire for a fair and gallant knight yields the fearsome Richard De Galtres. And it will take her tender touch–and stubborn will–to pierce his armor-clad heart…

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Let me first state that I have never read a book penned by Lynn Kurland before an after finishing this one, I am in love. This book was just perfection to me an it had me hooked within the first couple chapters – it was that good. Everything was just perfect – the characters, the settings, and the story. I suppose it does help that I love a story with a bit of time traveling in it, I mean who wouldn’t want to be given the chance to go back in time to see the past, to walk the paths of great men and women before our time, to live and breath the same air, and see the un-altered land before everything was torn apart for our modern conveniences. This book just left me hungering for more, it was like a bag of delicious chocolate chip cookies that melt in your mouth and the tastiest morsel of this story was Jessica and Richards relationship. At times it was down right hilarious – made me snicker a few times – an at other times, it was sweet and beautiful. Richard is a big brutal knight whom seldom gets challenged by others. He has harden himself and his heart off from everyone due to his unpleasant cruel childhood but he slowly lets Jessica in, letting her love him and he love her in return. I loved how when he wanted Jessica to do something or to listen to him (she is a bit independent and free spirited), he would bring up that he was wearing the ring at the moment so therefore it made him Lord and the ‘boss’ of their chambers. Jealousy… boy is Richard one jealous man when he feels his territory (ie: his lady) is threatened by another man. The jealousy he displays when his friend Kendrick shows up at his castle is priceless, so much so that he became a brooding, bossy, grumpy, and possessive man around Jessica. When I got to the end of the book, I was so happy that they got their happy ending and that it swayed the way I was hoping for. I will definitely be checking out more of Lynn Kurland’s books that’s for sure.